Purchase of 900 tons of Alfalfa Hay
Interior (all) · CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140L1225Q0057 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 4, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Eagle Lake Field Office has a requirement for Alfalfa Hay at the Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility in Litchfield, CA in accordance with the attached Request for Quotation (RFQ) 140L1225Q0057 and attachments. Question Due Date: Questions will be only accepted via e-mail by 08/12/2025, 6:00 PM P.S.T. Quotations Due Date: Quotes will be only accepted via e-mail at manson@blm.gov no later than close of business 08/19/2025, 6:00 PM P.S.T.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE), same NAICS 111940.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $268K to $485K, median $410K; range $126K to $560K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN C BARNUM 443-605 HACKSTAFF RD Doyle CA 96109 USA | 2 | $536K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| RETTERATH NICK 711-250 PROPERTY LN Janesville CA 96114 USA | 1 | $560K | Mar 11, 2025 |
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- Sep 15, 2026JOHN C BARNUM 443-605 HACKSTAFF RD Doyle CA 96109 USA$126K87--LITCHFIELD GRASS HAY 2026No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 1, 2026JOHN C BARNUM 443-605 HACKSTAFF RD Doyle CA 96109 USA$410K87--LITCHFIELD ALFALFA FY 2026No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 11, 2025RETTERATH NICK 711-250 PROPERTY LN Janesville CA 96114 USA$560KR--LITCHFIELD ALFALFA FY 2025No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Interior, Dept of (DOI) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Interior, Dept of (DOI) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 150 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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